Researchers discover how feathers get their shine, inspire ideas for creating gloss
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 18:00
in Biology & Nature
University of Akron Integrated Bioscience Ph.D. student Rafael Maia, along with postdoctoral researcher Liliana D'Alba and assistant professor Matthew Shawkey, have learned that black birds really are of a different feather.
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